1972 donzi x18

[mattyboy]

They did put some waukesha motors in from the factory but in 72 there was more and more chevy 300 hp chris craft volvo combos being seen.and by that time the holman moody were fading out

I have a waukesha replacement motor in my boat the serial number in 1972 should start with 04 something


check the volvo drive on the top by the dipstick for the drive oil there should be a serial number tag in 1972 it would have been a volvo 270 and have a serial number starting 27


with that info will help

to my knowledge there were no front benches but 2 buckets seat the seats in the x 18 were different from any other buckets used on any other classics they were like a molded corvette type bucket but that could have been done by the old owner

aprox 170 x 18 were produced

pics would help

an all dark blue boat with a white deck stripe? does it have a waterline stripe?? I have some info on the waukesha if it was a 351w it was a 255hp motor


Matty Veth

Lake George Donzi Classic Club

[eriecoastmarine]

ok heres the info!!! boat hull is all blue, has a white waterlin stripe. the deck is all white with a blue stripe down the middle. drive serial # is 2741609d. at least i think its a d at the end kinda hard to tell. the engine serial # is wld-vs-l16-04192 0r 02 at the end kinda hard totell as tag is somewhat corroded. it is a ford 351, that i know. to me the front seat looks original, but i guess it could have been added. the boat is in overall good condition. i buffed it out over the weekend and it looks pretty good... i dont know how to post pics but i can take some and email them to someone if they knew how to post them...id really like to know if the front bench is factory or not. thanks for everyone help....

[poncho]

Only 170 produced. Rarer then I thought.

My best friends in elementary school, we ended up at summer camp in 1982 maybe 3. We ended up buying a cottage near the lake the place was at. Sold our cabin cruiser and got into water skiing.

Our neighbors had an X18, then Miami Vice came out 84'. Same people bought a new Minx. Wanted either model since. First performance small boats besides ski boats I was into. We had an 1980 Mastercraft red stars and stripes.

I got into jets and v-drives, those with the boys I went camping with was all we talked about--glass ski water, no wakes and rooster tails, etcetera. Last five years or so been buying them and end up reselling them fast. Get guys who grew up in the seventies and eighties come up at launch ramp or a gas station. They go into the glory days, vacations, going to some river or lake and how these boats had been so cool, back in the day. They'll ask whats it worth. Give them a reasonable price and 9 times out of 10 they can swing, I become boat less.

Hold onto her enjoy over the season or two then sell. 1970's and even 1980's fiberglass boats are becoming collectible. Kinda like how muscle cars.

[eriecoastmarine]

They did put some waukesha motors in from the factory but in 72 there was more and more chevy 300 hp chris craft volvo combos being seen.and by that time the holman moody were fading out

I have a waukesha replacement motor in my boat the serial number in 1972 should start with 04 something


check the volvo drive on the top by the dipstick for the drive oil there should be a serial number tag in 1972 it would have been a volvo 270 and have a serial number starting 27


with that info will help

to my knowledge there were no front benches but 2 buckets seat the seats in the x 18 were different from any other buckets used on any other classics they were like a molded corvette type bucket but that could have been done by the old owner

aprox 170 x 18 were produced

pics would help

an all dark blue boat with a white deck stripe? does it have a waterline stripe?? I have some info on the waukesha if it was a 351w it was a 255hp motor


Matty Veth

Lake George Donzi Classic Club

i need a drive for it. you stated that its a 270. would a 280 work or is that a different ratio? thanks for the help...

[mattyboy]

i need a drive for it. you stated that its a 270. would a 280 work or is that a different ratio? thanks for the help...

an early 280 without trim might bolt up to the 270 transom housing , but you should be able to find a replacement 270 fairly in expensive .

you would be looking for a 270B 1.6 ratio

what is wrong with the drive you have you can find uppers and lowers on ebay pretty easy

[eriecoastmarine]

the lower has a cracked case, the original upper didnt come witht hte boat and the upper i have is somewhat siezed up i could probably free it up but it wouldnt last long. also i will be sending you some pics soon. please let me know what you think about the front bench seat.

[mattyboy]

you can find replacement parts or full drives on ebay just make sure they are
a v8 ratio 1.6 or 1.3 but the 1.3 are hard to find

here's the boat , benchseat looks like it was after market to me but still done well to match the back seat, who knows the factory back then every once and a while did some special things.

nice boat good luck with the sale